What was the cost of the stuffers before taxes?

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An old lady was having some real trouble buying Christmas presents for her enormous family. Although she bought the least expensive stocking stuffers she could find, the bill was high. Of course, both a 15 percent sales tax and a 5 percent luxury tax were added to the original price. She paid a total of $100.

The old lady who lived in a shoe was having some real trouble buying Christmas presents for her enormous family. Although she bought the least expensive stocking stuffers she could find, the bill was high. Of course, both a 15 percent sales tax and a 5 percent luxury tax were added to the original price. She paid a total of $100.

The age of a man is equal to the sum of ages of his three sons at present.
What was the ratio of his age and his eldest son's age 3 years before ?
Given that the difference of age of his sons is 3 and age of father is 48 at present